Archive | People

27 June 2010

Country hip hop

What’s country hip hop, you ask? Well it’s only the newest trend in country line dancing. Don’t take my word for it, though. Let Diane Horner show you how it’s done.

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05 May 2010

Would you pay to see this man?

People 100 years ago did, because someone this large back then was considered an oddity. Meet the late Chauncy Morlan, a circus “fat man.” Had Chauncy lived today, he certainly wouldn’t have had the same shock value. In fact, he probably wouldn’t even be noticed. Very telling of how our impression of a healthy body [...]

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15 April 2010

In the market for a step machine?

My guess is that it’s good as new.

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27 February 2010

Vajazzlin’!

You can bedazzle your sweater. You can bedazzle a pair of jeans. But have you ever considered bedazzling your privates? Enter the latest fashion trend: Vajazzling! New York City’s Completely Bare Spa offers a special waxing service, “followed by a Swarovski crystal tattoo design in starburst, butterfly, heart and other shapes.” According to Jennifer Love [...]

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24 February 2010

Danish Tourism Ads

Check out this hilarious clip from the Onion News Network. Why post it here? Take a look at the newscaster — he should look vaguely familiar. Denmark Introduces Harrowing New Tourism Ads Directed By Lars Von Trier

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29 November 2009

Bad Boys

Next time you tell someone that you take aerobics, be careful — they might think this is what you do at the gym.

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09 November 2009

A hat that makes you smile

It’s been shown that the act of smiling has a positive emotional effect on the smiler. It therefore stands to reason that any device which constantly reminds us to smile must be good for us. Enter the Happiness Hat. A sensor measures whether you’re smiling or not, and if the answer is no, you get [...]

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25 August 2009

365BLACK

“Like the unique African Baobab tree, which nourishes its community with its leaves and fruit, McDonald’s has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities.” This has to be a joke. I’m not African-American, and I’M offended by what is a clearly a marketing strategy to target black people. On [...]

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10 June 2009

Oprah in the crosshairs… FINALLY

Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most powerful voices in entertainment today. What she declares she likes instantly turns to gold. The problem is that a lot of what she likes is pseudo-scientific bullshit, and no one has had the balls to challenge her questionable endorsements…. until now. Newsweek has come out with an [...]

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